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Bell Textron has obtained US Army Milestone B approval to begin the engineering and development phase that will lead to the production of prototypes for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

The East Aurora, New York–based electronics and equipment maker saw consolidated sales rise 13.6%, with aerospace and test-system sales also up compared with the previous year. (Editor’s note: A summary of this article published Aug. 5 misidentified the location of the company’s headquarters. ROTOR Daily apologizes for the error.)

The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Milestone Aviation Group and Helitak Firefighting Equipment to install the FT5000 fire tank on the Sikorsky S-92A helicopter.

(The Japan Times) – A US military helicopter made an emergency landing into a rice paddy Aug. 3 in Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan, according to local police. No one was injured in the landing.

(The STAT Trade Times) – AutoFlight will partner with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to research and develop batteries for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

(The Defense Post) – The US Air Force has launched trials at Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (KSGH) in Clark County, Ohio, to evaluate the BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its Agility Prime program.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Aug. 30 on this proposed airworthiness directive (PAD), ATA 05–Time Limits/Maintenance Checks–Airworthiness Limitations Section/04-10 Limitations and 04-20 Inspections–Amendment.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has purchased a Subaru Bell 412EPX for firefighting operations in Southern California, Bell Textron announced during last week’s Airborne Public Safety Association Conference (APSCON 2024) in Houston, Texas.

(Highways Today) – AutoFlight completed the inaugural flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft across the Chang Jiang, formerly known as the Yangtze River, on Aug. 1 from a base in Pukou, Nanjing, in Jiangsu, China.